By: D.K Choudhary
AIFF president Praful Patel becomes a member of FIFA finance committee
i. All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel has been appointed a member of world governing body FIFA’s finance committee which will work from 2017 to 2021
ii. Patel was appointed as senior vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in December, 2016.
FIFA finance committee:
♦ The FIFA Finance Committee monitors the financial management and advises the FIFA Executive Committee on financial matters and asset management.
♦ It also analyses the FIFA budgets and the financial statements prepared by the FIFA General Secretary and submits them to the FIFA Executive Committee for approval.
FIFA :
♦ President: Gianni Infantino
♦ Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland